Cyclist Injuries near Queensborough bridge 2012-2018
About a year ago I stopped taking the subway for work. I did this because I couldn't get motivated to get to the gym, and it was the " Summer of Hell " of 2017. I was totally disgusted with the 30 to 90 minute transit delays turning my crowded-yet-mercifully-short subway commute into the world's worst carnival ride. When I turned in my Metrocard for a Citi-bike membership, I was stunned by the cost savings. Bike share membership was much cheaper, more efficient, and often more pleasant than taking the subway. Even after I enrolled in a gym near work just to use the shower (getting over the bridge can be strenuous), my monthly costs were less than $50. Biking, jogging and walking was often faster, healthier, and more pleasant way to get to work. However, my nerve was shaken when I saw a bad bicycle accident. I had seen a bikers take spills before. Once I was riding to Queens from Manhattan after work on a summer day, and one biker coming towards me...